A business case for CopperOptics technology and Campus-REXLocal area networks (LANs) tend to evolve in multiple geographic areas, sometimes haphazardly. The very nature of these networks then can be at odds with an organization's communications requirements. You may have two different groups, in different locales that need to exchange information. But there may be distance problems, or the most effective media to accomplish this (shielded copper or fiber cable) may be unavailable. Often, the price to install that cable and physically bridge the gap with the best possible solution is cost prohibitive.The one constant is the copper cable plant which is embedded virtually everywhere. Using that existing resource via HDSL can enable many IT managers to make the vital workgroup connection quickly and cost effectively. In campus area networks, individual users can also reap the benefits of the fiber network by accessing it via HDSL. An HDSL unit can be installed near the fiber backbone, and then using the imbedded telephone wire that's in the campus network, connections can be made to individual users, floors, departments or buildings. The telephone wiring infrastructure in most campuses branches out from one or more wiring center in a star topology. With HDSL, this telephone wiring center can be used for easy, fast and inexpensive connectivity. Basically, this can be accomplished by placing a remote HDSL unit in each remote site to be connected and terminating the wires with another HDSL unit at the wiring center. It's an instant way of getting a high-speed channel extended over imbedded telephone wire. It yields good coverage at minimal expense. It's an application that, thanks to Campus-REX, is gaining widespread acceptance in universities, military bases, manufacturing companies and financial organizations. |